Explain what Euripides is saying to his Athenian audience in these lines. Euripides uses the character of Dionysos to suggest that his audience should be more accepting of cultural differences, despite their bias. Dionysos states that these cultures were the first group to accept and worship him. By doing so, Euripides is acknowledging that non-Greek cultures are not necessarily inferior because they are different. There is value and validity in these foreign cultures. Passage B: Remember, Roman, these will be your arts: To teach the ways of peace to those you conquer, To spare defeated peoples, tame the proud. Discuss how this statement by Anchises relates to the Caesarian motto of clementia. The motto of clementia and Anchises' statement …show more content…
If you inhabited the furthest fringes of the world, then no one would have heard of you. Identify this passage as to speaker, addressee, and context. What do we learn about the mindset of the speaker from these words, and what does the addressee think of the sentiment expressed in these lines? In this passage, Jason speaks to Medea. Jason is ungrateful. He does not acknowledge the sacrifices Medea made for him and blames her reputation on her actions. Jason does not recognize that before being with him, Medea enjoyed her status in her home country. She was able to save him but had to give up her status and kill her brother to do so. Jason’s words only further anger Medea, driving to seek for revenge. Passage H: But let him bluster. I shall not be touched to rage. Wise men know constraint: our passions are controlled. Explain the significance of these words spoken by Dionysos in the Bacchae. These ironic lines present a shift in the play. While wise men show restraint, Dionysus is a god, not a man. Dionysus hints that when the time comes to punish Pentheus, the punishment will be severe. These lines highlight a difference in the power dynamic. Dionysus’s higher position of power affords him the grace to act arrogantly that Pentheus will never